Bluetooth Medical Device: Future of wireless health care systems
Wi-Fi, Cellular networks, Near Field Communication (NFC) and Bluetooth® are among the four leading wireless communication technologies which are used nowadays for multiple purposes and became an essential need in our day to day life.
Older generation medical devices, are static with big, costly setups and required specialised infrastructure as well as expertise for its efficient use whereas new generations of medical devices used nowadays by the majority of people are multifunctional in nature, highly adaptable, portable, smart and easy to use.
Companies designing Medical devices now use several wireless options for their products, and Bluetooth wireless technology serves as the most appropriate choice among all the available options. It adds on a feature of data processing and displays not only to single device but can communicate the information to anyone (e.g., physician, family member, etc.) and anywhere in the world. (e.g., patient’s medical record system, daily fitness chart, etc.).
These new smart medical devices can be installed in everyday usage items that patients can wear, carry around, or even swallow for the targeted response. This increases its usability and engagement of the individual in the self-health maintenance efficiently. These devices offer additional data that can be used to care more and health monitoring of daily activity.
Bluetooth is originated initially as a cable replacement technology primarily targeting at a personal, portable computing and communications equipment, such as personal digital assistants, cell phones, and laptop computers. However, with due course of time, Bluetooth technology works for the capture and transmission of configuration and administrative data, allowing the devices to be controlled remotely.
With the usage of Bluetooth technology in routine medical devices, the meshes of wires with flashing lights in medical health facilities became past, and a calmer environment has been provided for the effective care of the patients. This can also lessen the psychological trauma faced by the patients, which is ultimately helpful for better and early cure of the disease.
Changing lifestyle patterns and increasing health awareness among people had created a booming market for the medical devices that permit people to monitor their health in their comfort zone at home and workplace. Advancement in technology had made a medical facility-level health monitoring at home a big reality which has been preferred a lot by the people nowadays.